Kids Party Food Recipes

You don't need to be a gourmet chef to prepare kids party food. In fact, its the opposite! All you need to win a child over is simple and fun party food. Being creative can be easy. Kids taste with their eyes first. If the food doesn't look appealing then good luck getting them to eat it. Try creative and decorative food. If it's bright orange or looks like bugs they'll probably eat it!

Some other great kids party food tips:

1) Keep the food familiar and simple. Now is not the time to try something new. Keep it familiar.

2) Creative naming is always a great way to get kids to eat. Taste is not most important, fun is what kids want, even in food. Fun names are a great way to get them interested.

3) Finger friendly food eliminates the need for utensils which eliminates accidents. Plus kids love to play with their food!

4) Make the food interesting. Fun shapes and colors are attractive to kids. Kids are more likely to eat when the food is appealing to their eye. Remember, appealing to their eye is the key, not yours.

Great Kids Party Food recipes to follow!

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Hotdogs

Hotdog buns or hamburger buns

1) Cut hotdogs into thin slices and score the edges (a couple cuts per slice).

2) Boil the hotdogs. They will curl while they boil.

3) Serve the squiggly worms on buns (hamburger or hotdog buns will work).

Gummy Worms

Water

1) Put gummy worms in an ice cube tray and fill with water. Be sure to have the worms spilling out of the top of the water.

2) Freeze into ice cubes.

3) When serving drinks use the worm ice cubes.

Bananas

32 oz semi sweet chocolate

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Sprinkles or Coconut, or peanuts (or topping of your choice)

Popsicle Sticks

1) Take 1 firm, ripe banana and cut 1 inch off both ends.

2) Insert the popsicle stick into the cut end, pushing the stick in halfway.

3) Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place the bananas on the sheet pan and freeze for 1 hour.

4) Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir occasionally.

5) Once the banana's are frozen take one at a time and dip it in the chocolate to coat.

6) Then roll the banana in the sprinkles.

7) Return the dipped bananas to the sheet pan and freeze.

8) Once bananas and chocolate are frozen they are ready to serve.

1/2 part Hawaiian Punch

1/2 part Ginger Ale or 7Up

1 quart of your favorite sherbert

1) Mix the fruit punch and soda together. Then add the sherbert.

1 Kiwi in chunks

1/3 cup mango in chunks

1/3 mango juice

1/3 plain yogurt

Add ice cubes (around 5)

Put all the ingredients in a blender for a couple minutes and serve.

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12 oz package of corn and rice cereal

5 oz toasted slivered almonds

6 oz toasted walnuts

3/4 cup butter

3/4 cup dark corn syrup

1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

1) Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

2) In a bowl, mix cereal, almonds and walnuts.

3) Ina saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and mix with the dark corn syrup and light brown sugar. Pour the mixture over the cereal and nuts mixture. Stir and shake to coat.

4) Pour the coated mixture onto the baking sheet. stirring every 25 minutes, cook 1 hour. Cool on wax paper.

16 Grapes

16 Strawberries

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup Water

Any color food coloring

Sprinkles

8 Wooden Skewers

1) Line two baking sheet pans with aluminum foil.

2) Slide 2 grapes and 2 strawberries on a skewer, be sure to cover one end with the fruit. Repeat until you use all the fruit and skewers.

3) Combine sugar and water in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir with a wooden spoon.

4) Bring to a boil over medium heat, stop stirring and continue boiling until a candy thermometer reaches 250 degrees. If you don't have a candy thermometer then drop a small portion of the sugar mixture into a bowl of ice water and if it becomes hard the sugar mixture is done. Will take about 7 minutes.

5) Remove from the heat and stir in a few drops of the food coloring. Carefully dip the skewered fruit into the sugar to cover completely. Transfer the dipped fruit to the prepared baking sheet. sprinkle with the sprinkles if desired and allow to cool completely before serving.

Corn Tortillas (soft)

Cheddar, Jack or American Cheese

Mild Salsa

1) Shred or slice cheese.

2) Soften the tortillas in the microwave in the following way: layer the tortillas on a plate with a moistened paper towel between each layer, microwave for approximately 30 seconds or until tortillas are soft.

3) Place cheese on 1/2 of each tortilla and fold. Microwave until cheese is melted.

4) Open tortillas and add salsa.

Flour tortillas

Peanut butter

Jelly

Mini Marshmellows (optional)

1) Spread peanut butter on one tortilla and jelly on the other tortilla.

2) Put the tortillas together and place in a heated skillet over medium heat. If you are using marshmellows place on the peanut butter layer before adding the jelly layer.

3) Cook 5-10 minutes until golden brown on both sides flipping occasionally.

2 Bags of corn tortilla chips

2 cans refried beans

2 cups grated mexican mix cheese

1 diced onion

2 diced tomatoes

1 cup sour cream

1) Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.

2)Pour each bag of chips on it's own baking sheet.

3) Evenly add the beans, cheese, and onions on top of the chips. Place them in the oven for 10 minutes.

4) Add the tomoatoes and sour cream right before you serve.

1 Box Vanilla cake mix

1/3 Cup vegetable oil

2 Eggs

24 Wooden sticks

1 Container frosting (any flavor)

1) Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until blended.

2) Onto ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart. Insert wooden stick in edge of dough until tip is in center.

3) Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until puffed and almost no indentation remains when touched. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Frost and decorate as desired. Store loosely covered.

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